Bulgarian Women's Volleyball League Explained

Bulgarian Women's Volleyball League
Current Season:2021–22 Women's Bulgarian Volleyball League
Sport:Volleyball
Founded:1942
Inaugural:1942
Teams:8 (2021–22)
Continent:Europe
Administrator:БФВ
Champion:Maritsa Plovdiv (8th title)
Most Champs:Levski Sofia (28 titles)
Level:1
Domestic Cup:Bulgarian Cup
Bulgarian Super Cup
Confed Cup:
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
Website:http://www.volleyball.bg/

The Bulgarian Women's Volleyball League in (Bulgarian Национална волейболна лига жени) is the most important Bulgarian women's volleyball competition organized by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation (Българска Федерация Волейбол, БФВ), it was created in 1942.[1] [2]

History

The Bulgaria National Women' s Volleyball League is organized by the Bulgarian Volleyball Federation. It has been held annually since its inception in 1942 and has changed its name over the years. The teams of CSKA, Levski, Maritsa (Plovdiv) have a traditional strong presence and performance. The national champion of Bulgaria with 2nd and third place represents the country in the European club volleyball competitions .

List of Champions

YearsChampions
1942 AS 23 Sofia
1943 AS 23 Sofia
1944 Championship Cancelled
1945 Slavia Sofia
1946 Chavdar Sofia
1947 Chavdar Sofia
1948 Spartak Sofia
1949 Rudnichar Pernik
1950 Torpedo Karlovo
1951 Torpedo Karlovo
1952 Akademik Sofia
1953 Dimitrovo Pernik
1954 Akademik Sofia
1955 Udarnik Sofia
1956 VC Minyor Pernik
1957 Slavia Sofia
1958 Slavia Sofia
1959 Levski Sofia
1960 VC Minyor Pernik
1961 Slavia Sofia
1962 Levski Sofia
1963 Levski Sofia
1964 Levski Sofia
1965 Levski Sofia
1966 Levski Sofia
1967 Levski Sofia
1968 Akademik Sofia
1969 Akademik Sofia
YearsChampions
1970 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1971 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1972 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1973 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1974 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1975 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1976 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1977 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1978 CSKA Sofia
1979 CSKA Sofia
1980 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1981 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1982 CSKA Sofia
1983 CSKA Sofia
1984 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1985 CSKA Sofia
1986 CSKA Sofia
1987 CSKA Sofia
1988 CSKA Sofia
1989 CSKA Sofia
1990 Levski-Spartak Sofia
1991 CSKA Sofia
1992 CSKA Sofia
1993 CSKA Sofia
1994 Akademik Sofia
1995 CSKA Sofia
1996 Levski Sofia
1997 Levski Sofia
YearsChampions
1998 Levski Sofia
1999 Levski Sofia
2000 CSKA Sofia
2001 Levski Sofia
2002 Levski Sofia
2003 Levski Sofia
2004 CSKA Sofia
2005 CSKA Sofia
2006 Energy Varna
2007 CSKA Sofia
2008 CSKA Sofia
2009 Levski Sofia
2010 CSKA Sofia
2011 CSKA Sofia
2012 CSKA Sofia
2013 CSKA Sofia
2014 Levski Sofia
2015 Maritsa Plovdiv
2016 Maritsa Plovdiv
2017 Maritsa Plovdiv
2018 Maritsa Plovdiv
2019 Maritsa Plovdiv
2020 Maritsa Plovdiv[3]
2021 Maritsa Plovdiv
2022 Maritsa Plovdiv

Table by club

rkClubTitles #CityYears won
1Levski Sofia28Sofia1959, (1962—1967), (1970—1977), (1980—1981), 1984, 1990, (1996—1999), (2001—2003),
2009, 2014
2CSKA Sofia24Sofia(1978—1979), (1982—1983), (1985—1989), (1991—1993), 1995, 2000,
(2004—2005), (2007—2008), (2010—2013)
3Maritsa Plovdiv8Plovdiv(2015—2022)
4Slavia Sofia5Sofia1945, 1955, (1957—1958), 1961
=Akademik Sofia5Sofia1952, 1954, (1968—1969), 1994
6Minyor Pernik4Pernik1949, 1953, 1956, 1960
7AS 23 Sofia2Sofia(1942—1943)
=Chavdar Sofia2Sofia(1946—1947)
=Torpedo Karlovo2Karlovo(1950—1951)
9Spartak Sofia1Sofia1948
=Energy Varna1Varna2006

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bgvolleyball.com/en/35723-Всички-волейболни-шампиони-на-България-при-жените List of past winners
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110518184811/http://sports123.com/vol/wbul.html League history in sports123.com
  3. Web site: Сезонът във волейбола окончателно приключи. 11 April 2020. volleyball.bg. .